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Pleated Ruff
Also titled Plooikraag
c. 1615 - c. 1635
- Medium
- linen (material), silk
- Classification
- ruff
- Dimensions
- height 3 cm x circumference 38 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- On loan from the heirs of H.G. Rahusen
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
About this work
Members of the Dutch elite wore loose collars in the 17th century. Judging from portraits of the period, this particular type of ruff was worn mostly by men. It was made by pleating a long strip of fabric. It contrasted strongly with the dark clothing worn beneath, in effect placing the wearer’s head on a white pedestal.
